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Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A

To: "Rick Borken" <rickb@cpinternet.com>, "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A
From: "ROD" <w3krq@dejazzd.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:06:08 -0400
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YES MINE DOES THE SAME THINK    ROD W3KRQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Borken" <rickb@cpinternet.com>
To: "Steven Kline" <skline4@verizon.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A


> Hi Steve,
>
> It certainly looks like it could be related. When I cycle the power on my
> rig, it sets the BW to 100 Hz for SSB, to 2400 Hz for FSK, and to 1000 Hz
> for CW. Those are the same values which BW gets set to when I recall a 
> USER
> memory.
>
> 73, Rick K0XB
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Kline" <skline4@verizon.net>
> To: "Rick Borken" <rickb@cpinternet.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec 
> Equipment"
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 13.00
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A
>
>
> Last night I observed a problem somewhat similar to what Rick is 
> describing.
>
> I noticed that what ever setting the variable BW is reading prior to
> shutting the radio off is not the same BW setting that is restored if you
> turn the radio off and then turn it back on.  For example if I was in SSB
> mode, with BW set to 3000 and then turn the radio off and then back on;
> after boot-up the BW setting may come up as 2480 or some other number but
> not 3000 where it was at prior to shut down.  Same occurs in CW mode, and
> can be replicated.
>
> Maybe related to same problem below.  Can anyone else validate the power
> on/off sequence and confirm if their BW setting was restored to same value
> as it was before turning the power off?
>
> Thanks
> Steve - W5JK
>
> On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:39 AM, Rick Borken wrote:
>
>> Here are three bugs which I have found in the recent 2.044A firmware
>> update.
>> I have reported them to Ten-Tec:
>>
>> The fix "fixed restoration of bandwidth when recalling USER memory" does
>> not
>> work correctly in v 2.044A. It behaves differently than it did in 2.043,
>> but
>> it is still incorrect.
>> When I recall a USER memory, the bandwidth always gets set to 1000 Hz for
>> CW, 2400 Hz for FSK and 100 Hz for SSB. It
>> does not reset to the value I tried to store in a USER memory.
>>
>> When I push the RECALL button and then recall the Factory Default USER
>> settings, the resulting screen shows PWR set to 100, and the value of PWR
>> is "frozen,"
>> and cannot be changed in the normal way by highlighting the
>> value and adjusting it with the MULTI knob.
>>
>> in v 2.044A, the value of "AGC Hang" is  not restored to the value stored
>> in
>> the USER memory when recalling a USER memory.
>>
>> 73, Rick K0XB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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